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EK Even Knudsen Updated April 10, 2026 4348 1 2

I don’t listen to black metal nearly as often as I did 15–20 years ago, but every so often an album emerges that demands attention. Tales of Othertime, the latest offering from Denver-based Stormkeep, is one of those rare records. Firmly...

PATHOLOGY The Everlasting Plague Hot

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EK Even Knudsen Updated April 23, 2026 4291 1 2

Over the past couple of decades, extreme metal has splintered into a dense thicket of subgenres, and even seasoned listeners can struggle to pin down where certain bands belong. Pathology, however, has long been rooted firmly in the brutal end of the death metal...

MASSACRE Resurgence Hot

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EK Even Knudsen Updated April 23, 2026 4074 1 2

Massacre’s story stretches all the way back to Tampa, Florida in 1984, when the band emerged during the formative years of American death metal. After a handful of demos in the late eighties, their debut From Beyond finally arrived in 1991. Yet despite a...

DREAM THEATER A View From The Top Of The World Hot

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EK Even Knudsen Updated April 11, 2026 5540 1 2

A View From the Top of the World, Dream Theater’s fifteenth full‑length album, arrives with a striking cover that nods subtly to Norwegian landscapes. As is often the case with these prog‑metal veterans, the record demands several listens before its layers fully reveal themselves,...

BLOOD RED THRONE Imperial Congregation Hot

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EK Even Knudsen Updated April 11, 2026 3323 1 2

Norwegian death metal stalwarts Blood Red Throne return with their tenth full‑length album, Imperial Congregation, released through Nuclear Blast Records. While the band remains firmly rooted in the old‑school death metal sound that has defined their career, three elements in particular make this record...

BURIAL IN THE SKY The Consumed Self Hot

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EK Even Knudsen Updated April 11, 2026 2422 1 2

Philadelphia‑based progressive death metal outfit Burial In The Sky showed plenty of promise on their first two full‑length albums, but they hadn’t quite reached their full potential. Their third release, The Consumed Self, is a different story entirely. This time, the band delivers an...

WARRIOR PATH The Mad King Hot

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EK Even Knudsen Updated April 11, 2026 2212 1 2

This album may have been out for a few months already, but it only recently landed on my radar and it certainly deserved a closer look. Warrior Path, the Greek heavy/power metal project founded by guitarist Andreas Sinanoglou, returns with The Mad King, a...

IRON MAIDEN Senjutsu Hot

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EK Even Knudsen Updated April 11, 2026 1943 1 2

More than 45 years into their career, Iron Maiden show no signs of slowing down. I caught their performance at Trondheim Rocks in 2018, and it remains one of the most memorable concerts I’ve attended. Now, six years after The Book of Souls, the...

ULTHIMA Symphony Of The Night Hot

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EK Even Knudsen Updated April 11, 2026 2670 1 2

Every now and then, you stumble upon new music entirely by accident, and that’s exactly how I discovered Ulthima’s debut album on YouTube. Information about the band is surprisingly scarce, but what I did find suggests that Ulthima is a Mexican‑Finnish collaboration. Guitarist Ricardo...

ACCEPT Too Mean To Die Hot

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EK Even Knudsen Updated April 11, 2026 2202 1 2

More than four decades have passed since Accept released their self‑titled debut in 1979, yet the band continues to push forward with remarkable vitality. Lineup changes have been frequent over the years, and since The Rise of Chaos, founding bassist Peter Baltes has departed,...